Total Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.8 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barrack Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 335th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barrack Road (NE4 6BA) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher than the Arthur's Hill average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -70.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrack Road (NE4 6BA), the main crime hotspot is near Firebrick Avenue. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barrack Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Derby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottenham Chare —
Apr 2026Public order Firebrick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firebrick Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firebrick Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firebrick Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Pitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pitt Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jefferson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Street —
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Garden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Garden Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Garden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Garden Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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